Appendix B
Biographies of the Workshop Moderaters and Presenters
Tandis Bidgoli is a structural geologist and thermochronologist with the Energy Research section of the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas (KU). She is also a Courtesy Assistant Professor in the Department of Geology at KU where she teaches and supervises graduate students. Her research focuses on evaluating temporal and spatial patterns of strain by integrating structural analysis with low-temperature thermochronology. Current areas of focus are the Basin and Range in southern Nevada and eastern California and the U.S. midcontinent (Kansas and Oklahoma). Prior to her work at the University of Kansas, she was a geoscientist with ExxonMobil Corporation. She received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in geology from San Francisco State University, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and University of Kansas, respectively.
Peter Hennings is a Research Scientist at The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology where he is a Principal Investigator in the Center for Integrated Seismicity Research and a Lecturer in the Department of Geological Sciences. Peter retired after 25 years in the petroleum industry where he worked as a research scientist (Mobil Oil and Phillips Petroleum) and technical manager (ConocoPhillips). Dr. Henning’s technical specialties include structural geology, seismic structural analysis, reservoir geomechanics, induced seismicity, and geology of the Laramide Rockies. Peter is an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer, GSA Fellow, and a founder of the AAPG Petroleum Structure and Geomechanics Division. Dr. Hennings received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Texas A&M University and his Ph.D. from The University of Texas.
Shawn Maxwell is President and Chief Technology Officer for Itasca IMaGE (Integrated Microseismic and Geomechanical Evaluation) based in Calgary. Previously he was Chief Geophysicist and Microseismic Advisor for Schlumberger, lead microseismic development at Pinnacle Technologies (Halliburton) and ESG, and serving as a Lecturer at Keele University in England. Dr. Maxwell has published numerous technical articles and serves on various
microseismic focused committees and workshops around the globe. He was an SPE Distinguished Lecturer and the 2014 SEG Distinguished Instructor Short Course “Microseismic Imaging of Hydraulic Fracturing: Improved Engineering of Unconventional Shale Reservoirs” and authored the first microseismic textbook as an SEG monograph by the same title. Dr. Maxwell has chaired a series of induced seismicity workshops with the SEG and SPE, bringing together industry, academics and regulators. Dr. Maxwell was awarded a Ph.D. specializing in microseismology from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada.
Kyle Murray is a hydrogeologist for the Oklahoma Geological Survey (OGS) and Adjunct Faculty for the ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Oklahoma. His research covers a broad spectrum of topics in Oklahoma & the mid-Continent including water issues in the energy sector, regional water supply, contaminants of emerging concern (CEC), and wastewater reuse in the municipal and industrial sector. Water management in the energy industry is his current primary research area, which includes the study of water use in exploration and production, co-production of petroleum and water, saltwater management, disposal, recycle, and reuse. Because of the recent increase in seismic activity in Oklahoma, he is partnering with other geoscientists to understand relationships between geologic factors, resource management, and seismicity. He is a member of the Oklahoma City Geological Society (OCGS), Geological Society of America (GSA), National Ground Water Association (NGWA), American Geophysical Union (AGU), and the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) where he serves as an Associate Editor for Hydro-geology Journal. He received his BA from Shippensburg University, his M.S. from Wright State University, and his Ph.D. in geological engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.
Stuart Venables is a Senior Petroleum Geologist with the British Columbia Oil & Gas Commission (BCOGC) where he has been since 2010. His work addresses a variety of issues including the launch and on-going oversight of fracfocus.ca and implementing the first fracture fluid disclosure regulations in Canada. Currently, his primary focus is the regulatory approach, oversight and mitigation of induced seismicity. Prior to his work with BCOGC, he worked for a variety of exploration and production and merger and acquisition firms. He obtained a B.Sc. in Geology from Acadia University. He is a registered Professional Geologist with APEGBC.
Mark Zoback is the Benjamin M. Page Professor of Geophysics and the Director of the Stanford Natural Gas Initiative at Stanford University. He co-directs the SCITS, the Stanford Center for Induced and Triggered Seismicity (SCITS) and the Stanford Rock Physics and Borehole Geophysics (SRB) industrial affiliates program. Dr. Zoback conducts research on in situ stress, fault mechanics, and reservoir geomechanics. He is the author of a textbook entitled Reservoir Geomechanics published in 2007 by Cambridge University Press, the author/co-author of 300 technical papers and holder of five patents. His online course, Reservoir Geomechanics, has been completed by over 700 students around the world. Dr. Zoback has received a number of awards and honors, including the 2006 Emil Wiechert Medal of the German Geophysical Society and the 2008 Walter H. Bucher Medal of the American Geophysical Union. In 2011 he was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and in 2012 was elected to Honorary Membership of the Society of Exploration Geophysics. He is the 2013 recipient of the Louis Néel Medal, European Geosciences Union and named an Einstein Chair Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2015 he received the Robert R. Berg Outstanding Research Award of the AAPG and in 2016 he received
the Outstanding Contribution to the Public Understanding of the Geosciences Award from AGI. He served on the National Academy of Energy committee investigating the Deepwater Horizon accident and the Secretary of Energy’s committee on shale gas development and environmental protection. He received his B.S. from the University of Arizona and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University.
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